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SLA Conference Travel Award

Every year, the News Division of the Special Libraries Association presents the Vormelker-Thomas Student Award to a student or recent graduate interested in a career in news librarianship. The award includes a $1,500 stipend to allow the recipient to attend his/her first SLA conference.

The News Division of the Special Libraries Association invites graduate students and December 2007 graduates interested in a career in news librarianship to apply for the Vormelker-Thomas Student Award.

The award, co-sponsored by the News Division and ProQuest, is a $1,500 stipend to assist students attending their first Special Libraries Association Annual Conference. The 2008 Annual Conference will be June 15-18, 2008 in Seattle, Washington.

Selection Criteria:

1. Applicants must be members of the Special Libraries Association when they apply for the stipend.
2. Applicants must be attending their first SLA conference.
3. Applicants must be graduate students or December 2007 graduates interested in a career in news librarianship.
4. Applications must include:
* a word-processed essay (500-1,000 words) addressing an issue in news librarianship
* a letter of reference from a news librarian, a news editor, or a faculty member
* a resume
* a list of course work undertaken
* a statement of professional goals
* a statement of what the applicant expects to gain from attending the conference

5. Applications must be e-mailed no later than Wednesday, April 16 at 5 p.m.